Around 1400 tonnes were recycled by the Precious Plastic community in one year. Could open-source tech help plastic recycling ...

Precious Plastic is giving instructions on how to build a series of simple machines that will let makers turn plastic trash into new material. Most Innovative Companies Super-Early-Rate Deadline ...

It does this through the use of recyclable plastic beads. Created by Xeros , the washing machines have thus far been deployed only on the commercial market–in hotels, in laundromats, at dry ...

Clothes dryers release ‘considerably more’ microfibres than washing machines, research suggests. New filtration systems would prevent spread of microplastics into the environment, scientists say ...

Plastic is a staple of modern kitchens, but it comes with a frustrating problem – it doesn't dry properly in a dishwasher. Why?